That was the second time Michael had mentioned me resigning. Could it be that his motive is to goad me into resigning?

I tried my best to hold back my tears. I didn’t continue arguing with him but concentrated on composing myself. After a long while, I finally managed to sound calmer.

 

“I understand. I’ll continue amending according to your wishes until you’re satisfied with it.”

If that was his grand plan of forcing me to resign, I would never capitulate. No matter how difficult he made things for me, I would definitely do my best to fulfill his requests.

Perhaps my answer pleased him, for he merely threw me a glance without saying anything further.

 

“I’ll be leaving if there’s nothing else, Mr. Shaw.”

Not wanting to see him for even a second longer, I made to leave after saying that. Alas, my cell phone rang at that precise moment.

When I saw that it was a call from Yuval, I instantly panicked upon remembering that Michael was still by my side then.

 

Michael’s cold gaze remained locked on me. He was a shrewd person, so he probably knew whose call it was at the expression on my face. I was utterly conflicted, torn between answering the call and otherwise.

In actual fact, I didn’t want him to know that I had officially gotten together with Yuval. But recalling his hurtful words to me just now, I inwardly mused, Why should I care about his feelings when he doesn’t care about me at all? So what if I’m dating Yuval? I no longer have anything to do with him now.

 

thought, I answered the

“Yuval.”

reason I addressed him in such a manner right then was

you at home now, Anna? I have a gathering with some friends tonight, so I’d like to bring you

the phone. A trace of

the stage of meeting each other’s friends. Personally, I didn’t want to

I’ve got to relocate some things. As such, I

right in front of me, but for some inexplicable reason, I

I truly had some things to settle that night. My things were still at Michael’s house, so I naturally had to move my things out now that things had ended

“It’s okay. How about I help you move your

an exceedingly considerate man. In fact, it was probably every woman’s dream to have such a gentle and

told him about my relationship with

you’re supposed to have a gathering with your friends tonight, so you’ll look bad if you don’t

staying at Michael’s place. We were dating with

knew you were going to

sounded audibly disappointed, and I knew that I had truly turned him down too

frosty gaze was fixated on my cell phone. Recalling that I was currently on the phone with Yuval, I

I’ll treat you

my temper flared upon remembering the words Michael said earlier. Thus,

holding you to your word. I’ll

his dejection vanished without a trace.

be hanging

that, I

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